Michael Welsh, one of the world's leading researchers on cystic fibrosis, will outline his recent discoveries in his quest for early diagnosis and cutting-edge gene therapies. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Researchers have uncovered cellular-level detail of what happens when bone bears repetitive stress over time, visualizing damage at smaller scales than previously observed.
Evidence shows that media literacy education would help the public critique media messages about climate change and better assess the truth behind them. (March 21, 2011)
In analyzing malaria mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa, a Cornell-led team of researchers finds evidence of two very different evolutionary paths in the immune systems of neighboring mosquito groups. (March 21, 2011)
Cornell researcher Johannes Lehmann contributed to research showing that biochar use could reduce human-caused greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent annually. (Aug. 10, 2010)
Filmmaker and biologist Randy Olson, on campus Sept. 18-21, met with various student groups and scientists to give advice on how to convey science through 'storytelling.' (Sept. 22, 2011)
Aphids raised on plants genetically engineered to emit a compound that warns surrounding aphids of a predator become accustomed to the chemical and no longer flee when a predator is present. (Aug. 5, 2010)
Cornell's Imaging Facility facility has added two state-of-the-art machines, one to extract tiny samples for genetic analysis and another to image fast microscopic events.